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Medical Practitioner Testifies in William West Murder CaseThursday, March 19, 2009 Abdoulie Ceesay, a medical doctor attached to the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (RVTH), yesterday testified in the protracted murder trial involving Kate Atori West at the Brikama High Court before Justice Ngui Mboob-Janneh. Dr. Ceesay is the Prosecution’s 12th witness to testify against Kate Atori West, the Nigerian lady charged with the murder of her British husband, William West. The prosecution has opted to call seventeen witnesses to prove their case. Kate Atori West is alleged to have caused the death of William Jarlath Aloyins West by hitting him with a pestle, on or about In his testimony, Dr. Ceesay told the court that he is a medical practitioner with 32 years’ experience working at the Accident and Emergency unit (A&E) of the RVTH. He adduced that on The postmortem report was tendered in court by the State counsel, Marley Wood, and was admitted without any objection from the defence. Testifying further, Dr. Ceesay said that the postmortem revealed that the frontal bone was missing. During cross-examination the defence counsel, Lamin Camara, asked Dr. Ceesay whether he knew when the deceased actually died, a question he replied in the negative. He further asked him if anybody could identify that body by looking at it, Dr Ceesay replied, “I cannot say.” “Were you told how the deceased died?” Lawyer Camara asked. “I cannot tell,” Dr. Ceesay replied. At that juncture the case was adjourned to Author: Abdoulie Nyockeh |
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